Hr. Malaterre et al., RECURRENT VENOUS THROMBOSIS DUE TO COMBINED PROTEIN-C AND PROTEIN-S DEFICIENCY IN AN AIDS PATIENT, La Semaine des hopitaux de Paris, 72(9-10), 1996, pp. 279-280
A patient with AIDS developed recurrent venous thrombosis in a lower l
imb. Tests demonstrated combined protein C and S deficiency. Diagnosis
of this abnormality of unclear etiology is important to allow appropr
iate therapy aimed at preventing venous and arterial thromboembolism.